Receptacle.



No. 868,721. \PATENTED OCT. 22, 1907.

w. T. SUMMERS.

REOEPTAGLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 15, 1906.

/ Memes I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM T. SUMMERS, O1 OMAHA, NEBRASKA, ASSIGNOR TO GIBSON SOAP 00., OF

OMAHA, NEBRASKA.

RECEPTACLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented out. 22,1907.

Application filed May 15, 1906. Serial No. 316,996.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM T. Summons, a citizen of the United States,residing at Omaha in the county of Douglas, State of Nebraska, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Receptacles, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to receptacles such as dredging boxes, salt andpepper receptacles, lye receptacles and the like. i

In some instances, manufacturers have formed the receptacles in whichthey ship their goods, so that the receptacle may also be employed fordispensing the goods-directly from the can. However, difiiculty has beenexperienced in closing the openings through which the goods aredispensed, the jar in shipment in many instances, causing the closure tobe broken, as

when the openings are closed by paper being pasted thereover; or to beseparated from the receptacle when a: disk is fitted within a depressionsurrounding the dispensing openings.

It is one object of my invention to provide a means for holding thedispensing opening closure or disk so that it will not be separated fromthe can when the can is subjected to rough usage.

Another obiectoi my invention is to improve the construction ofreceptacle closures adapted for that type of air tight receptacles inwhich a plug-shaped closure fits within an opening in the receptacle,said opening being surrounded by 'a depending elastic flange.

Other and further objects will appear in the following description andwill bemore particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical s'ectionof the upper portion ofa receptacle and its closure with a disk fitted over the dispensingopenings. Fig. 2 is a perspective yiew, of the closure with the diskpartly removed. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of another embodiment of thedisk holding means. i

Iteferringmore particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates a metallicreceptacle, the top of which is providd with a central openingsurrounded by a depending elastic flange 12 which tapers slightlydownwardly. Fitted within this openingis a plug closure 2 formed of adepressed portion having a limiting flange 3, all of which are of knownconstruction. This closure 2 is provided with a plurality ofperforations 4, in the bottom of the depressed portion, and over theseperforations is fitted a disk*5 of cardboard or other flexible material.This disk 5 may contain advertising matter or may serve as a coupon tobe redeemed when a certain number is secured. I provide means forsecuring this disk within the depression in the top. This means mayconsist of an annular bead 6 which projects over the edge of the disk 5from the inner side walls of the depression such a distance as to permitthe disk to yield past the same in removing or in placing the disk. Thebead is formed by depressing an annular groove 7 around the plugclosure. Annular groove 7 acts to hold the plug closure within thereceptacle opening, as when'the plug closure is completely fitted withinthe receptacle opening, the end of the depending elastic flange 12enters the groove and locks the plug against accidental displacement. Ofcourse, the flange yields and permits the removal of the closure when asharp Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

The combination with a receptacle having an opiplng surrounded by adepending smooth flange, of a depr ssed plug closure adapted to befitted in said opening and provlded with perforations in its bottom andan annular 1nturned head on its periphery to receive the ends or thedepending flange, and a disk fitted 1n the depressed portion over theperforations and held by the lnturned bead.

The foregoing speclflcatlon signed at Omaha Nebraska this 5th day ofMay, 1906.

" WILLiAM T. SUMMERS.-

In presencdot two witnesses W. D. Itmnr, w G. W: Cocnnmw

